Astanga Hrudaya

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हरेद्बहूंश्चलान् दोषानल्पानल्पान् पुनःपुनः। दुर्बलस्य मृदुद्रव्यैरल्पान् संशमयेत्तु तान्॥५१॥

Large dose given once creates doubt of death; The drug in small and repeated doses will eliminate the circulating Doshas little by little; in a weak person, little quantity of Doshas should only be mitigated by mild drugs, they need not be expelled out by purification therapies .

english translation

haredbahUMzcalAn doSAnalpAnalpAn punaHpunaH। durbalasya mRdudravyairalpAn saMzamayettu tAn॥51॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

क्लेशयन्ति चिरं ते हि हन्युर्वैनमनिर्हृताः। मन्दाग्निं क्रूरकोष्ठं च सक्षारलवणैर्घृतैः॥५२॥

Doshas which are more in quantity trouble the person greatly and even kill him, if not expelled out- by purification therapies. Person who have weak digestion strength, Krura koshta – hard bowels (hard natured alimentary tract), should be administered ghee processed with Kshara and Lavana (Alkalis and salts),

english translation

klezayanti ciraM te hi hanyurvainamanirhRtAH। mandAgniM krUrakoSThaM ca sakSAralavaNairghRtaiH॥52॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सन्धुक्षिताग्निं विजितकफवातं च शोधयेत्। रूक्षवह्वनिलक्रूरकोष्ठव्यायामशीलिनाम्॥५३॥

to Augment his digestive capacity and Vanquish Kapha and Vata; afterwards he should be given purification therapies. In persons who are Rooksha (dry), who have great increase of Vata, who have hard natured Alimentary tract (Krura koshta),

english translation

sandhukSitAgniM vijitakaphavAtaM ca zodhayet। rUkSavahvanilakrUrakoSThavyAyAmazIlinAm॥53॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

दीप्ताग्नीनां च भैषज्यमविरेच्यैव जीर्यति। तेभ्यो बस्तिं पुरा दद्यात्ततः स्निग्धं विरेचनम्॥५४॥

who do exercise regularly and who have strong digestion strength, the purgative drug gets digested without producing purgation; for them, an enema should be given first and then purgative drug which is Snigdha – (unctuous, oily) should be given ;

english translation

dIptAgnInAM ca bhaiSajyamavirecyaiva jIryati। tebhyo bastiM purA dadyAttataH snigdhaM virecanam॥54॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शकृन्निर्हृत्य वा किञ्चित्तीक्ष्णाभिः फलवर्तिभिः। प्रवृत्तं हि मलं स्निग्धो विरेको निर्हरेत्सुखम्॥५५॥

or the faeces should be removed first by using a strong rectal suppository made from fruits; the Doshas thus initiated in their movement, the purgative drug expels them easily.

english translation

zakRnnirhRtya vA kiJcittIkSNAbhiH phalavartibhiH। pravRttaM hi malaM snigdho vireko nirharetsukham॥55॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript